Quotes / Insane Admiral

Strannix: You're a maniac. Drown your own crew.
Commander Krill: They never liked me anyway.
Doumer: I bet they fuckin' love ya now, huh?

— Under Siege

"Count the stars. There's five of them. That means I can do whatever the fuck I want."

— General Hoyt pointing to his shoulder board, The Shape of Water

"What is Space Fleet? I'll tell you what it is: it is a belief system, founded on the very best of human nature. It is a goal for us to strive towards, for the betterment of the universe, for the betterment of life itself. And you... assholes... ARE FUCKING IT UP!"

— Robert Daly throwing a temper-tantrum, Black Mirror, "USS Callister"

You would think Starfleet would be very careful about who they promote to Admiral, running numerous psychological tests, only promoting those with a solid track record as Captain and keeping a close eye on them for signs of inappropriate behavior. But no. Based on the evidence of this sorry lot, Starfleet generally just promote whoever happens to be in the vicinity and looks good in the fancy uniform.

— Den of Geek, "Star Trek: The 10 Worst Starfleet Admirals"

"We have to strike now, sir! Annihilate! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

— General Decker, Mars Attacks!

"Salvation! The death of a million is a necessity!"

— Captain Matias Torres, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Submarine crew: FCS error! Can't raise the elevation of the main barrel!
Cpt. Torres: Three Strikes in the sky is a sign of an ill omen...!
Submarine CDO: Captain?!
Cpt. Torres: All slow ahead! Flood the aft trim tanks!
Submarine CDO: Sir, the boat will sink aft first!
Cpt. Torres: And that'll give the gun the elevation it needs! (Evil Laugh)

— Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

"Once you ascend from the captaincy to admiral, then it's like, 'Oh, I'm gonna do dirty shit to save the Federation now. Now I'm not a captain, I can do nasty, nasty shit.' That's the running gag in Star Trek, is that admirals always have some kind of dirty secret."

— Mike Stoklasa, "Star Trek Discovery Season 1 - re:View"

"Starfleet is so competitive. Once you're an admiral, you hit a wall. I've been trying for years to make a name for myself. I'm not letting you take it from me, not after everything I did to get us here!"

— Les Buenamigo, Star Trek: Lower Decks, "The Stars at Night"

Freeman: You are not one of those bad-faith admirals that's up to no good. You're better than this, Les!
Buenamigo: I'm really not.

— Star Trek: Lower Decks, "The Stars at Night"

"Starfleet has a real problem with admirals either being saints or total egomaniacs out for their own gain. There's nothing I hate more than an evil admiral; they seem to crop up annually."

— Shaxs, Star Trek: Lower Decks Instagram log released after "The Stars at Night"

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